Hernan’s music often features a mix of different kinds of guitars, South American Instruments such as the Ronroco, orchestral instruments, synthesizers and sampled sounds, which he uses to create unique sonic palettes specific to each project. He strives to write music that has a lot of emotion built in, in order to connect with all the nuances of the story in each project he works on.
In May 2024, he received the Young Talent Award at the prestigious Krakow Film Music Festival for his work on the given scene from the film The Peasants. He also participated in Soundtrack Cologne 2023 & 2024, where he was nominated for the European Talent Award in the category Best Score for his work on the films Reunify and Balcony Cacophony. Earlier this year, he received the Best Score Award at the 48hfp Utrecht for his work on the shortfilm Rotten Apples.
Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hernan studied Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music. In 2018, he relocated to Utrecht, The Netherlands, where he works as a media composer, arranger and orchestrator. His projects include the Dutch horror film Jimmy (available on Amazon Prime) in collaboration with Michiel Marsman, Netflix’s iHostage, collaborating with ‘Ziggi’ Zbigniew Wolny, and as a music editor for TV shows Van Der Valk Season 3 and Een Amerikaanse Nachtmerrie, working alongside Matthijs Kieboom. Recently, he’s worked on the Videoland TV series Tonnano as a co-composer.